Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure in Mauritania
Mauritania: Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure was 54.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure in Mauritania, 1966–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 54.0% for households and npishs final consumption expenditure in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.1% on the previous year and down 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Mauritania peaked at 84.6% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 34.1%, in 1966.
Mauritania ranks 131st of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 60 years of available data.
Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 34.1% | — |
| 1967 | 36.8% | +7.8% |
| 1968 | 38.4% | +4.4% |
| 1969 | 39.5% | +2.7% |
| 1970 | 40.6% | +2.9% |
| 1971 | 39.5% | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 42.0% | +6.3% |
| 1973 | 56.5% | +34.5% |
| 1974 | 64.6% | +14.2% |
| 1975 | 58.4% | -9.5% |
| 1976 | 60.0% | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 60.9% | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 58.8% | -3.5% |
| 1979 | 61.1% | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 55.1% | -9.8% |
| 1981 | 57.4% | +4.2% |
| 1982 | 74.1% | +29.1% |
| 1983 | 67.3% | -9.2% |
| 1984 | 68.5% | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 60.2% | -12.1% |
| 1986 | 66.0% | +9.6% |
| 1987 | 61.2% | -7.2% |
| 1988 | 57.2% | -6.5% |
| 1989 | 59.6% | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 65.4% | +9.7% |
| 1991 | 65.0% | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 73.1% | +12.5% |
| 1993 | 79.5% | +8.7% |
| 1994 | 44.1% | -44.5% |
| 1995 | 71.4% | +61.9% |
| 1996 | 79.4% | +11.2% |
| 1997 | 84.6% | +6.6% |
| 1998 | 71.9% | -15.0% |
| 1999 | 72.2% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 76.0% | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 76.7% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 77.4% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 76.3% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 73.9% | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 68.7% | -7.0% |
| 2006 | 58.1% | -15.5% |
| 2007 | 62.1% | +7.0% |
| 2008 | 63.0% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 65.3% | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 56.2% | -14.0% |
| 2011 | 49.0% | -12.7% |
| 2012 | 53.0% | +8.2% |
| 2013 | 52.1% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 61.4% | +18.0% |
| 2015 | 63.9% | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 60.6% | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 58.5% | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 56.5% | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 54.9% | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 53.0% | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 53.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 56.7% | +6.9% |
| 2023 | 54.3% | -4.2% |
| 2024 | 51.8% | -4.6% |
| 2025 | 54.0% | +4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 37.2% | 34.1% | 39.5% | 4 |
| 1970s | 54.2% | 39.5% | 64.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 62.7% | 55.1% | 74.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 70.7% | 44.1% | 84.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.7% | 58.1% | 77.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.6% | 49.0% | 63.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.8% | 51.8% | 56.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More economy & growth data for Mauritania
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 3.90 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0.7539 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 1.44 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 69.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.1324 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 278.62 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 36.52 % change on previous year (2021)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2211 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 430.54 includes gold, current US$ per person (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Mauritania?
- Households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Mauritania was 54.0% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest households and npishs final consumption expenditure recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 84.6% in 1997.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.1% in 1966.
- How does Mauritania rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure?
- Mauritania ranks 131st out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is households and npishs final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This field includes expenditure on goods and services by the Household and NPISH sector for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.